The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-17

of the world. But you hadn't seen
Sir Leonard then. Do you know, 10,
! | used to fancy that you were in love
with Adam Church in those DAYS. |
know he liked you, 10. Oh, dear, how
| wish that Sir Leonard Dartmouth
were little more like Adam Churchr'
Joceline sat down upon the shore.
letting her round white chin drop into
her hands, resting her elbows on her
knees.
Roselle pulled her sleeve cxcitedly.
Look. sister-lookr she chirped.
s'There is the White Gull And the
crew have gone ashore. l saw two
men come out just now. She ridea
close to the dock, sister. Do let us 70
on board"
Joceline raised her head and looked
at the beautiful little craft, swinging
to and fro on the swell of the waves,
then at Rosellc's eager face.
Are you sure there is no one on
board?r
Yes, quite sure, Roseile answered,
unconsciously dancing up and down
on the tips of her toes in imitation of
the rocking of tho White Gull.
We'll, come on them" said the
elder sister.
Side by side the two girls crossed the
narrow plank that divided them from
the yacht, aud found themselves on
the deck.
This is II mad freak of yours, Ro-
selle," said Joceline. 'Suppose any
one should be below? Do you know, I
think we had better 60 back again. =
But Roselle, with a defiant little laugh,
caught the moose that fastened them
to the bulkhead and slipped it of from
the spile.
''You cannotn said she.
''Roselle. are you crazy?"
Joceline uttered little cry of alarm.
Il can throw it back again" cried
Roseile, giving the moose a fling
But it missed its aim, and with a
quick aerial movement. as if every
plank were thing OF life, the White
Gull swung out into the tide.
There" cried Joceline. turning
pale to the very lips, You see what
you have done"
Roselle clung in sort of panic to
her elder sister.
Il didn't mean it, Joceline." she
cried; Il didn't mean it. We shah
float back in a minute. Wave Your
handkerchief, dear. Some one will be
sure to see us from the shore. Call
for help. Oh, Joceline, why don't You
call OutP"
But Joceline stood pale and silent
as a statue.
They We're on an unfrequented part
of the shore; not soul was i'll sight
nearer than the grand hotels on the
heights, whose lines of windows flashed
back the western sunshine, when all
of sudden tall form came spring
ing up the gangway, almost at their
feet.
What does this meanP" shouted a
stern voice. who has cast of the
line?'
"Adam-it's Adam Church, cried
Roselle, flying into his arms. "Oh,
Adam, | did it, just for fun-iusl io
make Joceline open her eyes ut me.
thought | could throw the rope back,
but | couldn't. But we don't mind
now that you are here. do we Jocc-
line?n
Adam Church stood, with folded
arms, looking ut Joccline.
Joceline looked up at him with
parted lips a luminous tenderness in
| in eyes.
Rosele lowered around, all I'M
| conscious of the magnetic current be-
tween these two.
so, he said, eve are drifting away
into the sunset, we three, just rs we
used to do in the old days. Is ii not
| STRANGE?
But, stammered Jocelinc, Il don't
down how YOU came here"
Il am sailing Sir Leonard Dart
mouths new yacht for him." said
Church. He knows nothing of sea.
manship, and / am his sailing master
| for this one voyage. thought would
like to see Mount Desert Island, and
I came here with him. Your are
frightened. Miss Joceline?"
mo, 1 am not frightened" said
Joceline. Not now"
ssAt ali events, you are pale"
Gam I? Well, perhaps SO. But You
are steering back to land!' with a lit
tie infection of disappointment in her
voice.
..Of course l am steering back to
land"
Roselle had run to the guards, and
stood fluttering her pocket-handker-
chief at a boat-load of young ladies
| that she saw at little distance.
Joceline smiled up into the Greek
| face of her hero.
Drifting away in the sunset, we
three" she said. ''Oh, Adam, now is
the time for me to tell yOu-to tell
you how wrong L was when 1 re-
fused your love. / do love you,
Adam; loved you then, although |
| did not know my own heart, and love
| you still!'
There was but q second before the
sailing-master of the White Gull flung
the hawser once more on the huge post
that projected from the bulkhead, and
then he took both of Joceline's hand:
in his.
God bless you, my darling!" said
he; 'tnow and for ever more-you art
mine"
Joceline walked up to the hotel, witt
Roselle skipping lightly at her side
There was a deep light of hapFnes:
in her eyes, 4 tender carmine on hen
cheek. Roselle gazed wonderingly
into her face.
''You look as if you had seen spir
it," she said.
Mrs. Maddingly hurried to meet her
Come quick, Joceline," she said
"Sir Leonard is here. He has formal!
proposed for your hand"
HAS he?" said Joceline. ''Then
formally refuse the hand"
Refuse it, Child, are you crazy?
Il am not crazy, said Joceline; ''bu
do not love Sir Leonard, and do low
another man"
This was Joceline's last season ii
Mount Desert. She is living in IA lit
tie cottage on that rocky point of tn
Maine coast, and her young HUSBAND
is captain of the crew at the life-sav
ing station.
Mrs. Maddingly still goes from on
fashionable resort to another, and 81
Leonard Dartmouth is yet unmarried
Joceline has given up rank, wealth
distinction, for the sake of the man sh
loves, and she has never yet regratte
il.
1.-The great secret of the success {
the Sny,ierlys' is that they always hel